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ArticleEuropean journal of neurology2025

Neurology Undergraduate Medical Education: A Scoping Review.

L McElligott, A Ardilouze, J Moloney, A ElSheikhId, C Healy, H Leahy, K Babatunde, C Cahir, P Murphy, N Delanty and 3 more

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Article in European journal of neurology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

L McElligottDepartment of Neurology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-1393-1352
A ArdilouzeSchool of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
J MoloneySchool of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
A ElSheikhIdSchool of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
C HealySchool of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
H LeahySchool of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
K BabatundeSchool of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
C CahirData Science Centre, School of Population Health, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
P MurphyRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland Library, Dublin, Ireland.
N DelantyDepartment of Neurology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
N McElvaneySchool of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
S ByrneSchool of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
E McGovernDepartment of Neurology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

Funding

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland 21140A01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo map the current literature on undergraduate neurology medical education and research. Recommendations for future undergraduate neurology education and research are described.

methodPRISMA-Scoping Review guidelines and Arksey and O'Malley's methodological framework are followed. Four databases and gray literature was searched with Oxford Evidence-Based Medicine level of evidence applied. A thematic framework was used to identify the main study outcomes. A narrative description and quantitative frequency analysis were used for results.

resultsNine-hundred and twenty-two articles were retrieved, 102 studies met the inclusion criteria. We identified four main study outcomes using a thematic framework. Our review found that (1) the main undergraduate neurology teaching styles are didactic and experiential teaching methods. (2) Research design of undergraduate neurology teaching is heterogenous. (3) The outcome measures most frequently used in undergraduate neurology research are student perception and knowledge.

conclusionUndergraduate neurology education research is challenging due to the heterogeneity in research design and teaching methodology. Evidence-based guidelines are limited. This gap in the literature represents an opportunity to develop tailored guidelines for undergraduate neurology education and research.

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Education, Medical, UndergraduateNeurologyHumanseducation interventionsmedical educationneurology

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PMID40079369
PMCPMC11904807

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